Which to use
“mill” and “millón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,164
- “mill” frequency rank
- #2,217
- “millón” frequency rank
- 17381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mill | millón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fabrica de papel, acero o textiles. | Cantidad igual a mil millares, 1 000 000, 10⁶. |
Where the eye mixes mill and millón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mill and millón
A purely visual mix-up. mill (/mɪl/) and millón ([miˈʝõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mill” sits inside “millón”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mill is recorded at frequency rank #15,164, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɪl/. millón is at rank #2,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈʝõn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17381, this pair ranks #272,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mill vs millón
Shared letters: ilm. Private to "mill": -. Private to "millón": nó.
"mill" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "millón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mill ← imll · mlil · mmill
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mill" for "millón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mill" or "millón" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mill" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "millón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mill" and "millón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mija vs mill". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #272,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.